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The flash back Kamogawa Arc was supposed to be next in HNI-NC anime start there. Forgot what chapter it is because Ippo manga is SOOOO long.

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YES!!! BAR FIGHT!!!!
Seems Sendo finally lost in a brawl.
Reminded me when Takamura and Sendo first fought sparing.
Takamura didn't held back and gave that same uppercut on Sendo.
Sendo needs alot of improvement since he still charges in blindly and gets hit.
Hated the emo Ippo part...
Now AFTER 6 fucking years!!! Finally Ippo learns about violence, where a boxing match can turn ugly. Ippo was never a violent person heck he even got bullied in the first chapter. He now faces the reality of a fight that one must do things to get stronger even if it means it could kill his opponent in the ring.

Ippo FEVER!!! literally in the ending lol Kumi though is the mood sway on Ippo's mind set.

Hated the emo Ippo part...
Now AFTER 6 fucking years!!! Finally Ippo learns about violence, where a boxing match can turn ugly. Ippo was never a violent person heck he even got bullied in the first chapter. He now faces the reality of a fight that one must do things to get stronger even if it means it could kill his opponent in the ring.

Well, I'd have thought that after 6 years, Kamogawa would've at least let him go with a slap in the wrist. He knows full well that Ippo tends to be a clean fighter and not someone who likes to brawl. One fight gone dirty, and Kamogawa goes and says Ippo's 6 years was a waste. Just one fight! Even then, it is about time Ippo also learns how a fight can be ugly business.

Srsly...The interview Ippo was only worried about the brawl type fighting he did? Come on now betrayed his training? He won by luck? He really must have gotten hit too much in the head. Ippo is still too much of a sheep than a tiger, wolf or a monster to be a boxer.

I have to agree with Coach Kamogawa, though, as it was kind of a stupid thing for Ippo to fight like he did. Throwing heavy punches gets your dander up, sure, but he essentially threw away the past 6 years of his training in a matter of seconds in the ring. In fact, if he had been paying proper attention, he probably could have dodged that counter, despite Miyata's conviction that he couldn't. After all, we've seen Ippo dodge right uppercuts/smashes and chopping lefts before, even while he's down low and in the opponent's face using his greater dashing and ducking speeds (supplemented by his low profile).

The match was almost as bad (in a stupidly reckless way) as Itagaki's, in my opinion. He got all cocky and assumed he couldn't be downed. He basically won a brawl through luck. If he had gotten hit by a counter from someone using their dominant hand, he would have been out like a light. As it was, Kojima was using his non-dominant hand and almost knocked Ippo unconscious. Any other in-fighter (or especially a boxer) probably would have scored a devastating down in the same situation.

So yeah, personally I think Ippo got lucky that he was facing someone who couldn't use their dominant hand when he wasn't at his best state; that is, a relaxed and focused state where he keeps his guard up and utilizes his training. His Peek-a-boo style is designed to cover his chin. In that spectacle against Kojima, he had no guard whatsoever. If he had been fighting Miyata or Sawamura so recklessly in the same situation, he would have lost before the match had even begun, for sure.